Archive for September, 2021
By: Art Forum on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 11:00 pm
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By: Arts Journal on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Sometimes it seems like there are two people called Jonathan Franzen: the successful, acclaimed novelist, and his evil twin. This can be the only explanation for why he polarises otherwise like-minded people in a way that even Donald Trump or Meghan Markle can’t. – BBC
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By: Arts & Life on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 4:46 pm
The show's focus on important subjects makes for compelling viewing. But much from the first two episodes feels like a stitched-together pastiche of items from The Daily Show.
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By: Arts & Life on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 4:39 pm
The five icons will perform on stage together for the first time at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl on Feb. 13 in Inglewood, Calif. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar are natives of Southern California.
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By: Arts Journal on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 4:29 pm
The “mere urgency effect” describes our tendency to prioritize tasks we perceive as time-sensitive over tasks that aren’t time-sensitive, even when the rewards of the non-time-sensitive task are objectively greater. In other words, urgency trumps importance every time. – Fast Company
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By: Arts Journal on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 4:01 pm
The ultimate joke of Americancore might be that sense of disillusionment. – The New Yorker
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By: Arts & Life on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 3:59 pm
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with comedian Josh Johnson about his newfound success and how comedy has served as a processing tool for collective trauma throughout the pandemic.

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By: Arts Journal on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 3:32 pm
Emerging from its forced hibernation for live performance, theater appears to be in trouble, so our compassionate reviewers/publicists/reporters feel duty bound to come to the rescue. The rah-rah is uninhibited: troupes must be supported… – Arts Fuse
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By: Arts Journal on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 3:31 pm
We know from research that purchasing an experience leads to more enduring happiness than purchasing a possession. But a study from Cornell found that this bias also applies to the anticipation of the upcoming purchase. – Fast Company
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By: Arts Journal on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 2:58 pm
The results of around a dozen psychological studies, published between 2018 and 2021, are remarkably consistent: trigger warnings do not seem to lessen negative reactions to disturbing material in students. Some studies suggest that the opposite may be true. – The New Yorker
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